A seaman and the son of Joshua O. and Ann Bowden, he drowned off the Schooner Fox aged 25 yrs. "Early Vital Records of Mass. (Marblehead Deaths)"
William S.
BOWDEN
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abt. 1819
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Died
October 1844
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At Sea*
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Father: Josh. O. Bowden
Mother: Ann
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Name: William S. Bowden
Gender: Male
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Death Date: Oct 1844
Death Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1819
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Father's Name: Josh. O. Bowden
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01416-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 760603
Reference ID: 112
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHYP-4Z6 : 10 December 2014), William S. Bowden, Oct 1844; citing Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, reference 112; FHL microfilm 760,603.'
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Death Date: Oct 1844
Death Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
Age: 25
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01416-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 760603
Reference ID: 112
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHYP-4Z6 : 10 December 2014), William S. Bowden, Oct 1844; citing Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, reference 112; FHL microfilm 760,603.'
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